Consulate General of China, Houston
The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Houston was a diplomatic mission of China, headquartered at 3417 Montrose Boulevard in the Montrose neighborhood of Houston, Texas. It served eight states in the Southern United States: Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, in addition to Puerto Rico. An earlier diplomatic mission had been established by the Republic of China government and was in existence by 1935.
| Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Houston | |
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| Location | Houston, Texas, US |
| Address | 3417 Montrose Boulevard |
| Coordinates | 29°44′30″N 95°23′27″W |
| Opened | November 20, 1979 |
| Closed | July 24, 2020 |
| Consul General | Hua Jinzhou (last) |
| Website | Official website |
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| Simplified Chinese | 中华人民共和国驻休斯敦总领事馆 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中華人民共和國駐休斯敦總領事館 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Houston | ||||||||
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Opened in 1979 by the People's Republic of China, it was the first Chinese consulate general to be established in the United States. On July 24, 2020, the consulate was ordered to close by the United States government.
In addition to the main consulate building, it also maintained an education office in Midtown.